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Sahih al-Bukhari 5423 (Book 70, Hadith 51) #5197
Eating Sacrificial Meat Beyond Three Days

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) allowed the meat of sacrifices offered on 'Id-ul-Adha to be eaten for more than three days, except in a year when people were hungry.

Narrated 'Abis: I asked 'Aisha "Did the Prophet ﷺ forbid eating the meat of sacrifices offered on 'Id-ul-Adha for more than three days" She said, "The Prophet ﷺ did not do this except in the year when the people were hungry, so he wanted the rich to feed the poor. But later we used to store even a trotter of a sheep to eat it fifteen days later". She was asked, "What compelled you to do so?" She smiled and said, "The family of Muhammad did not eat to their satisfaction white bread with meat soup for three successive days till he met Allah".
حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَابِسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَنَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ لُحُومُ الأَضَاحِيِّ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ قَالَتْ مَا فَعَلَهُ إِلاَّ فِي عَامٍ جَاعَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُطْعِمَ الْغَنِيُّ الْفَقِيرَ، وَإِنْ كُنَّا لَنَرْفَعُ الْكُرَاعَ فَنَأْكُلُهُ بَعْدَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ‏.‏ قِيلَ مَا اضْطَرَّكُمْ إِلَيْهِ فَضَحِكَتْ قَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ مِنْ خُبْزِ بُرٍّ مَأْدُومٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَابِسٍ بِهَذَا‏.‏
TOPICS
sacrifice  *  meat  *  hunger  *  rich  *  poor  *  dhabh  *  lahm  *  juhd  *  ghanim  *  faqir

QUICK LESSONS:
Share your blessings with those who are less fortunate; Be grateful for what you have even if it is not enough; Show kindness towards others especially those in need; Be generous towards others.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's allowance of eating sacrificial meat beyond three days. In a year when people were hungry, he wanted the rich to feed the poor. However, his family did not eat to their satisfaction white bread with meat soup for three successive days until he met Allah. This hadith teaches us that we should share our blessings with those who are less fortunate and that we should be grateful for what we have even if it is not enough. It also shows us how generous and kindhearted the Prophet was towards others, especially those in need.

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